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God, what a horribly long day! I ended up w/ about 1 1/2 hours sleep. Had it not been for the phone, i'd have never woke up.
I talked to Bob, Toms cousin this morning..Turns out I met Bob recently, and didn't realize it. He was with Tom when he picked me up at the airport from my last trip to the East Coast..
They have moved Tom BACK into Surgical Intensive Care this morning. Evidently he is having some problems breathing. They have a tube in his chest, and there is alof of fluid and blood that he is having a hard time coughing up because of the pain from the collapsed lung, and the broken ribs. I have been calling the hospital, and since he is still in ICU, i have not been able to talk to him. Its really bugging me.
Bob said that most of the damage is to the left side of his body. His ear, broken fingers, and I think arm, broken ribs, bruised back, punctured lung, and some lacerations to his shoulder. Im still unclear about the internal injuries. Im waiting for him to call me back now to find out if he saw him today and if he is STILL in ICU. THANK GOD that there was not any injury to his new hip on the right side!!!! That would have been HORRIBLE!!
I also talked to his friend Kevin today. Kevin was able to pick up Natasha(Tom's dog) from the boarding place. I will be getting her from Kevin tomorrow night, and she is staying here w/ me till Tom comes home. He said he will Definetely be in the hospital the rest of the week. I"m hoping when i talk to Bob, maybe he will have a better idea of if and when he is going to get out. And when he can come home.
Well...just talked to Bob...He will be in ICU till at least tomorrow afternoon. And he seems to think he will not get out of the hospital till sometime early next week. He will call me and let me know as soon as he gets moved into a room. I really hate not being able to call. The nurse told him that he seems to be resting more comfortably.
so, for now guess thats about it. Hopefully his breathing will straighten out, but untill they get the fluid out, He will still be struggling with it, and hopefully there will not be any more complications...
The guys are still gonna do his lawn on Sunday(his yard is MONSTROUS! Got a HUGE detached garage (along w/ the attached) and an awsome pool too. I will prolly take Natasha over there and let her play while they are there so she can have some time at home.
THANKS GUYS AND GIRLS FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND WELL WISHES...It really means alot to me...Its hard that his friends cannot be there. But, all we can do is take care of things down here for him while he is up there. Please continue to keep him in your prayers along w/ Matt. Thanks again...Christine